Where does “Wettkampf” come from?
Wettkampf (German) comes from German wette, from Middle High German wette, from Middle Dutch wette, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.
Wettkampf (German): contest
Definitions
- contest
Ancestry of “Wettkampf”, step by step
Wettkampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wette | inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wette | pledge, deposit, pawn |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |